Comments on: The bold are helpless without cleverness

By: blogenfreude

blogenfreude — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:23:06 +0000

I suppose Brooks would give Israel at least two or three Friedmans to polish off Hezbollah.

By: KnaveRupe

KnaveRupe — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:44:48 +0000

As July turns to August, and summer grinds inexorably towards autumn, what could be more apt than…

…. a FOOTBALL ANALOGY!!!

In Brooks’ scenario, George Bush is a coach who has exactly one play in his playbook: the Hail Mary. Sure it’s risky, but hey! If that QB can connect with that receiver, it’s end-zone dancin’ time, baby! Never mind that any coach who called the Hail Mary on first and ten, then on second and ten, then on third and ten, then on fourth and ten would be fired before the ball finished changing possession; in BrooksWorld, the quest for glory trumps practicality!

Of course, in reality, George Bush is a coach who sends his team to the wrong stadium, without pads and helmets, and only fields 7 players rather than 11.

Eh. Never mind. Football analogies are too depressing.

By: Mudge

Mudge — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:31:14 +0000

Larger risks always have a lower chance of success, that’s why they are larger risks. And this building a better Lebanon business. Talk about a case of destroying the village to save the village.

I heard Condi saying she has things under control, that there was a consensus. I wonder how a consensus can be achieved without ever talking to Hezbollah. She now acts the part of the great peacemaker after hiding her head in the sand for 3 weeks. She, and her boss, are pitiful.

By: Andrew A. Gill, SLS

Andrew A. Gill, SLS — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 09:44:29 +0000

Brooks, of course, prefers to pursue the larger risk that has less chance of success.

This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. D-Day was very risky. So was the asault on Europe’s pink underbelly.

In this case, of course, it’s a really, horribly, massively bad thing.

By: elendil

elendil — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 06:29:22 +0000

Brooks, of course, prefers to pursue the larger risk that has less chance of success.

If you never try you’ll never succeed, and failure is just success delayed. So go get ‘em, Tiger, there’s no “i” in “team”, and you can do anything if you just believe in yourself, with the power of positive thinking.

I blame Tony Robbins.

By: A.Citizen

A.Citizen — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 04:54:33 +0000

Why should he worry? His ass ain’t gonna get shot off ’cause President ‘Dumbya’ don’t want his Sec of State to get herself all mussed up ‘n stuff by ‘negitatin’ wit dem Ayyyrabs.

David Brooks is, without question, the Prince of AssClowns.

By: Thers

Thers — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 04:33:22 +0000

To be fair, that’s actually at least lucid, if nuts, so it’s a step forward for Brooks.

By: XeroMan

XeroMan — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 04:09:43 +0000

Yes, nothing weakens a fighter’s soul like success. Good policy – hand victory to Hezbollah and they will destroy themselves with wine, women and wild parties. This must be the loooooooooooooong term approach…

By: mdhatter

mdhatter — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 03:55:53 +0000

I think if we sent them to Las Vegas they would just move the US Treasury with them. Much better we send them all to Disneyworld. or -Land.

The one with the ‘it’s a small world, after all’ ride, is my point

By: Gary Ruppert

Gary Ruppert — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 03:53:18 +0000

Clearly, humanity needs another Charles Martel. Brooks isn't really too great of a columnist. At the very least, we can be thankful that he doesn't run things in the White House.

By: Dorothy

Dorothy — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 03:52:58 +0000

I long for the days when there were actually consequences to an advisor’s career if he turned out to be, you know, wrong all the fucking time.

Welcome to the CEO presidency.

By: Some Guy

Some Guy — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 03:50:13 +0000

“Developed a strategy”? Buh?
Bush Co. brand Firefighting: “Well, we figure, this fire’s gotta burn itself out eventually, so we’re gunna hang back here, maybe roast some ‘mallows, then go in when it starts to really dwindle down, and declare victory. Also, I plan to ask for a raise. Marshmallows don’t buy themselves!”

By: D. Sidhe

D. Sidhe — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 03:42:41 +0000

Is that the game Bennett lost all that money on?

By: Patkin

Patkin — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 03:35:14 +0000

Y’know, it’s times like this that make me think a lot of the right-wing could be distracted by a vaction to Las Vegas. They clearly don’t understand odds, statistics or anything, so they’ll just keep plunking away money, certain they’re going to win, when they’re playing “Guess The Number I’m Thinking Of”.